Perlis State Legislative Assembly

Perlis State Legislative Assembly Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Perlis
13th Perlis State Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1959
Leadership
Raja	Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Since 17 April 2000
Speaker	Hamdan Bahari, BN–UMNO Since 28 June 2013
Deputy Speaker	Khaw Hock Kong, BN–MCA Since 7 May 2014
Menteri Besar	Azlan Man, BN–UMNO Since 7 May 2013
Opposition Leader	Chan Ming Kai, PH–PKR Since 28 June 2013
Structure
Seats	15 Quorum: 5 Simple majority: 7 Two-thirds majority: 10
Political groups	(As of 24 February 2016) Government      Barisan Nasional (13) EXCO Members: 9 Backbenchers: 4      UMNO (12)      MCA (1) Opposition      Pakatan Harapan (1)      PKR (1)      PAS (1)      Independent (0)      Vacant (0)
Committees	5 Committee of Selection Public Accounts Committee House Committee Committee of Privileges Standing Orders Committee
Elections
Voting system	Plurality: First-past-the-post (15 single-member constituencies)
Last election	5 May 2013
Next election	on or before 28 August 2018
Meeting place
Perlis State Assembly Complex, Kangar, Perlis
Website
www.perlis.gov.my

The Perlis State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Perlis) is the state legislature of the Malaysian state of Perlis. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 15 lawmakers representing single-member constituencies throughout the state.

Members of the state legislature are called state assemblymen. The Assembly convenes at the Perlis State Assembly Complex in the state capital, Kangar.^[1] It has 15 seats, making it the smallest state assembly in Malaysia.

Current composition

13	1	1
Barisan Nasional	PAS	PKR

Seating arrangement

		Vacant	Vacant	Vacant		Bintong	Kuala Perlis	Mata Ayer
		Sanglang						Guar Sanji
		Indera Kayangan			Serjeant-at-Arm			Beseri
		Simpang Empat			the Mace			Sena	State Financial Officer
		Titi Tinggi			Secretary			Kayang	State Legal Advisor
		Chuping						Santan	State Secretary
		Tambun Tulang						Pauh
					Speaker
					Raja

Role

The majority party or coalition in the Assembly forms the State EXCO, the executive branch of the Perlis government.

State Executive Council

Perlis State Executive Council^[2]
(2013–18)

Portfolio	Committee Chairman	Party	Constituency
Menteri Besar Administration Finance Investment International Trade Economic Planning Industry Development Land Affairs Education Higher Education Security Public Security International Relation Cross Border Cooperation Information	Azlan Man	UMNO	Pauh
Domestic Trade Co-operatives Consumerism Transport Regional Development Corridor Development New Growth Area Development New Town Development	Sabry Ahmad	UMNO	Santan
Agriculture Agro-based Industry Plantation Industries Commodities Biotechnology Green Technology Entrepreneurship Development Small and Medium-sized Enterprises	Ahmad Bakri Ali	UMNO	Kayang
Youth Sports Tourism Culture Arts Heritage	Abdul Jamil Saad	UMNO	Sena
Natural Resources Environment Science Technology Innovation Information and Communication Technology Development Corporate Communication Public Complaints Government Governance Special Tasks	Mat Rawi Kassim	UMNO	Beseri
Infrastructure Public Amenities Rural Development Poverty Eradication Health	Jafperi Othman	UMNO	Guar Sanji
Islamic Affairs Human Resources Development	Khairi Hasan	UMNO	Mata Ayer
Housing Local Government Town Service Hawker and Small Trader Development	Mat Hassan	UMNO	Kuala Perlis
Women Development Family Development Community Development Community Welfare Unity	Rela Ahmad	UMNO	Bintong
Ex officio members
State Secretary	Ahmad Zamri Khairuddin
State Legal Advisor	Wan Jeffry Kassim
State Financial Officer	Muhammad Ismail
State Legislative Assembly Secretary State Executive Council Secretary	Norazlan Yahaya

Speakers Roll of Honour

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The following is the Speaker of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly Roll of Honour, since 1959:

No.	Speaker	Term start	Term end
	Mahmud Hashim	1978	1982
	Fadzil Mahmood	9 September 1986	4 October 1990
	Azib Saad	1999	2004
	Che Sulaiman Shapie	2004	2008
	Yazid Mat	28 April 2008	27 June 2013
	Hamdan Bahari	28 June 2013	Incumbent

Perlis state election, 2013

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Perlis state election, 2008

 Summary of the 8 March 2008 Perlis State Assembly election results

	Votes	% of vote	Seats	% of seats	+/–
Barisan Nasional:	58,459	60.4	14	93.3
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)	51,346	53.0	12	80.0
Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)	7,113	7.3	2	13.3
Pakatan Rakyat:	35,007	36.2	1	6.7
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)	29,698	30.7	1	6.7
People's Justice Party (PKR)	5,309	5.5	0	0.0
Independents	1,585	1.6	0	0.0
Overall total	96,822	100	15	100
Source: The Star[3], Malaysia The Sanglang seat won by Abdullah Hassan (BN) during the election was declared vacant by the Perlis Election Court in June 2008 on grounds of error during the ballot counting process. In September, Hashim Jasin (PAS) was declared the rightful winner of the seat.[4]

References

1. Kompleks Dewan Undangan Negeri Perlis State Government
2. Perlis State Government: EXCO
3. MALAYSIA DECIDES 2008 > General Election 2008 Results > Perlis
4. PAS’ Hashim Jasin declared Sanglang winner. The Star. 16 September 2008

External links

• Perlis State Government official website